SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE OF ARM CYCLE ERGOMETRY IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS
TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY REHABILITATION-TURK FIZYOTERAPI VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI, vol.31, no.2, pp.123-132, 2020 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 31 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2020
- Doi Number: 10.21653/tjpr.664967
- Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY REHABILITATION-TURK FIZYOTERAPI VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.123-132
- Keywords: Ergometer Training, Intensive Care, Physical Function, Physiotherapy, Exercises, ICU-ACQUIRED WEAKNESS, CARE-UNIT, RESPIRATORY-FAILURE, EARLY MOBILIZATION, PHYSICAL MEDICINE, REHABILITATION, VENTILATION, SURVIVAL, EXERCISE, OUTCOMES
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Middle East Technical University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Purpose: Patients in intensive care units (ICU) are often exposed to prolonged immobilization, which, in turn, plays a vital role in impaired functional status. Exercise with an arm cycle ergometer (ACE) could be a treatment option to minimize the harmful effects of immobility. This study was aimed to investigate whether using ACE is a safe and effective intervention for preventing or attenuating the decrease in functional status in critically ill patients.